CHARLEY WAFFLE

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  • Alaska fact #12

    “You can see the aurora borealis – or Northern Lights-an average of 243 days a year in Alaska.” National Geographic Kids, 5,000 awesome facts The Aurora Borealis is a natural phenomenon that occurs 365 days a year, 24 hours a day when energized particles from the sun hits the upper atmosphere of the earth at…

  • Fact 11 on Alaska

    “There are close to 150,000 bears living in Alaska – that’s about one for every five people in the state.” National Geographic Kids 5,000 Awesome Facts, 2015 There are 3 species of bears that live in Alaska. That is the brown bear, the black bear, and the polar bear. Those all break up into 6…

  • beyond spoiled

    I realized the other night as I was answering Stella Vader’s persistent and seemingly distressed meows how much I spoil both my animals. It’s actually kind of cute at times, but becomes quite annoying when they are demanding simultaneously, which is starting to be the case. I have to make special time for Stella because…

  • Fact # 10

    “In Fairbanks, Alaska, it’s illegal for a moose to walk on a sidewalk. It was also illegal to have an elephant anywhere in the state until 1995.” National Geographic Kids, 5,000 Awesome Facts It took me awhile to find out why the law was passed about having a moose walking down a sidewalk as illegal…

  • Break-down to chain

    In all of this I have been working on a static page -(hey-I think I finally got what a page versus post is generally supposed to be) I have forgotten just to write the occasional things down that happens day to day with Charley, and now with Stella Vader, who got caught in the El…

  • Walking adventures

    I have lived with Charley Waffle 2 years in the city. I found it very grueling at times because nobody fully warned me on how much energy she has and how super scary smart. She keeps me on my toes and I have to keep her on hers. I’ve also learned if I don’t work…

  • Fact # 8

    On Alaska from National Geographic Kids, 5,000 awesome Facts 2015 “A 9.2 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on March 27, 1964-the BIGGEST EARTHQUAKE in North America to date.” National Geographic Kids, 5,000 Awesome Facts I remember when I moved to California in 1989. Two weeks before the big earthquake in San Francisco and Oakland. I had…

  • 4th of July remembered…

    Charley had a really bad, long day on Friday. I had a really hard, long day on Friday. We both had a bad, hard, long day. We were engaging on what I’ve termed “park- hopping” that afternoon, which is exactly what it sounds. Well, kind of I guess. We hit up (go to) approximately 2-3…

  • Facts 6 & 7

    “There are no roads leading in or out of Juneau-it’s only accessible by BOAT, FERRY OR PLANE.” National Geographic Kids “About 1 in every 87 residents of Alaska is a licensed AIRPLANE PILOT.” National Geographic Kids, 5,000 Awesome Facts And there are still no roads that lead in or out of Juneau today. The rough…

  • 115 STICHES

    We (Charley & I) were walking home after playing at the park behind Harborview when suddenly Charley singled out this gal that was standing with two other people waiting for the bus. She was kneeling down and didn’t see Charley coming. I actually didn’t clue in until I heard the girl say, “Oh thank you!…